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2018 MMA by the Numbers
Every completed fight of 2018 across all organizations we track, distilled into the numbers that tell the year's story. Updated automatically as events finish.
115
Events
1,348
Fights
55%
Finish rate
43
Title fights
How fights ended
- KO/TKO34% · 457
- Submission22% · 290
- Decision43% · 586
- Other1% · 15
Finish rate by division
| Division | Fights | KO/TKO | SUB | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catchweight | 13 | 38% | 31% | 69% |
| Strawweight | 42 | 31% | 38% | 69% |
| Light Heavyweight | 103 | 49% | 18% | 67% |
| Heavyweight | 110 | 49% | 16% | 65% |
| Welterweight | 187 | 39% | 21% | 60% |
| Middleweight | 98 | 40% | 17% | 57% |
| Flyweight | 69 | 22% | 35% | 57% |
| Lightweight | 227 | 31% | 22% | 53% |
| Featherweight | 154 | 31% | 21% | 52% |
| Bantamweight | 143 | 24% | 27% | 51% |
| Atomweight | 13 | 23% | 15% | 38% |
| Women's Strawweight | 35 | 17% | 17% | 34% |
| Women's Flyweight | 23 | 4% | 26% | 30% |
| Women's Bantamweight | 12 | 17% | 8% | 25% |
Divisions with at least 10 fights in 2018.
Fastest finishes
- 00:01Rasul Shovhalov def. Lindeclecio Oliveira Batista · SUB · ACA 79: ACB 79, Grozny · Jan 27, 2018#1
- 0:09Kyoji Horiguchi def. Ian McCall · KO · Rizin FF - Rizin 10 · May 6, 2018#2
- 0:11Kana Watanabe def. Shizuka Sugiyama · TKO · Rizin FF - Heisei's Last Yarennoka! · Dec 31, 2018#3
- 0:15Punnya Sai def. Krishna Lal Tamang · TKO · One Championship - One Warrior Series 3 · Oct 11, 2018#4
- 0:16Emiliano Sordi def. Jason Butcher · KO · Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2018 Regular Season · Aug 30, 2018#5
- 00:16Yusup Umarov def. Rander Junio · KO · ACA 78: ACB 78 - Young Eagles 24, Grozny · Jan 13, 2018#6
- 0:18Damian Janikowski def. Yannick Bahati · TKO · KSW 43 - Soldic vs. Du Plessis · Apr 14, 2018#7
- 0:18Murat Gugov def. Alexander Stolyarov · TKO · BYE 4 - 2018 Berkut Young Eagles Grand Prix: Opening Round 4 · Apr 29, 2018#8
Biggest upsets
- 22%Ion Cuțelaba def. Gadzhimurad Antigulov · UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2 · Jul 28, 2018
- 22%Justin Gaethje def. James Vick · UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs Vick · Aug 25, 2018
- 23%Rajinder Singh Meena def. Zehao Zhang · Global Superheroes · Jan 26, 2018
- 25%Koyomi Matsushima def. Marat Gafurov · Conquest of Heroes · Sep 22, 2018
- 27%Kairat Akhmetov def. Haobin Ma · Conquest of Heroes · Sep 22, 2018
- 27%Dhiego Lima def. Chad Laprise · UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega · Dec 9, 2018
- 27%Jeremy Miado def. Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke · Iron Will · Mar 24, 2018
- 27%Khon Sichan def. Riski Umar · Visions of Victory · Mar 9, 2018
Pre-fight win probability from UFCal Elo ratings at the time of the fight. Elo ratings →
Breakout fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| David Kozma | 5 | +173 |
| Philipe Lins | 4 | +148 |
| Israel Adesanya | 4 | +141 |
| Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol | 6 | +139 |
| Karol Ryšavý | 3 | +132 |
| Lance Palmer | 5 | +130 |
| Natan Schulte | 5 | +129 |
| Abdisalam Kubanychbek | 3 | +129 |
Largest UFCal Elo rating gains across 2018.
Busiest fighters
| Fighter | Fights | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol | 6 | 5 |
| Riski Umar | 6 | 3 |
| David Kozma | 5 | 5 |
| Magomed Magomedkerimov | 5 | 5 |
| Lance Palmer | 5 | 5 |
| Adrian Mattheis | 5 | 4 |
| Natan Schulte | 5 | 4 |
| Thiago Santos | 5 | 4 |
Most controversial decisions
- Rustam Khabilov def. Kajan Johnson · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik · Sep 15, 201891% of 70 fan cards scored it for Kajan Johnson
- Sergio Moraes def. Tim Means · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders · Feb 4, 201887% of 128 fan cards scored it for Tim Means
- Zak Ottow def. Dwight Grant · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2 · Dec 16, 201885% of 39 fan cards scored it for Dwight Grant
- Said Nurmagomedov def. Justin Scoggins · UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Ivanov · Jul 14, 201879% of 119 fan cards scored it for Justin Scoggins
- Michelle Waterson-Gomez def. Cortney Casey · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje · Apr 15, 201867% of 151 fan cards scored it for Cortney Casey
Scored from real fan and media scorecards on MMA Decisions. Robbery Index →
Events by organization
| Organization | Events | Fights |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 39 | 471 |
| ONE | 24 | 287 |
| ACA | 20 | 313 |
| PFL | 11 | 122 |
| OKTAGON | 10 | 59 |
| RIZIN | 6 | 53 |
| KSW | 5 | 43 |
Events by country
| Country | Events |
|---|---|
| United States | 34 |
| Russia | 8 |
| Slovakia | 6 |
| Japan | 6 |
| Poland | 4 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| Indonesia | 4 |
| Czechia | 4 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 3 |
| Singapore | 3 |
| Canada | 3 |
| Malaysia | 3 |
Busiest judges
| Judge | Fights scored |
|---|---|
| Sal D'Amato | 65 |
| Chris Lee | 56 |
| Derek Cleary | 44 |
| Dave Hagen | 20 |
| Marcos Rosales | 18 |
Official scorecards recorded in 2018. Judges →
Sources: official results, ufcstats.com, fan and media scorecards from mmadecisions.com, and the UFCal Elo model.
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